Gerald Wilson Conducts Jazz Orchestra

Jazz legend, composer, arranger and conductor Gerald Wilson will lead the UNLV Jazz Orchestra in a concert on Sun Apr 1 @ 2:00 pm. Wilson has been holding master classes for students in UNLV’s Jazz Studies Program and the Sunday concert is a recital of those efforts. He is a well-known figure in the jazz world and has been honored by the Monterey Jazz Festival twice by composing the score to commemorate the festival’s 40th and now 50th anniversaries. Presented by the Las Vegas Jazz Society, tickets are $20 general/$15 students & seniors/$10 Jazz Society & Guitar Society, available at box office 1:00 pm on day of concert. 702-507-3980. West Las Vegas Peforming Arts Center951 W. Lake Mead Blvd Las Vegas NV. www.vegasjazz.org